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Professor Rebekah Grace serves as Director of the Centre for Transforming early Education and Child Health (TeEACH) at Western Sydney University, holding joint appointments in the School of Nursing & Midwifery and School of Education. She is an active member of The Health Research Institute (THRI), leading cross-institutional collaborations focused on vulnerable children and families.
Her academic foundation includes:
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
Professor Grace's research program addresses service and support needs of disadvantaged children through innovative cross-disciplinary methodologies. She specializes in participatory research engaging children as active partners, culturally responsive co-design with Aboriginal communities, and rigorous effectiveness trials that demonstrate real-world impact in human service settings. Her work bridges academic research with practical application through sustained partnerships with government agencies and non-government organizations.
As TeEACH Centre Director, she secures competitive research funding and mentors emerging scholars in applied research translation. Her leadership emphasizes transforming evidence into policy and practice improvements that directly benefit vulnerable populations.
The Centre for Transforming early Education and Child Health (TeEACH) operates as an interdisciplinary nexus connecting nursing, education, and social work expertise to develop innovative service models addressing systemic inequities in child health and development.
